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A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.
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{
"term": "strictly",
"partOfSpeech": "adverb",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "with a lot of control and rules that must be obeyed",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She was brought up very strictly."
},
{
"text": "The industry is strictly regulated."
}
],
"topics": ["Permission and obligation"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "used to emphasize that something happens or must happen in all circumstances",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Smoking is strictly forbidden."
},
{
"text": "My letter is, of course, strictly private and confidential."
}
],
"topics": ["Permission and obligation"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "in all details; exactly",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "This is not strictly true."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "used to emphasize that something only applies to one particular person, thing or situation",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "We'll look at the problem from a strictly legal point of view."
},
{
"text": "I know we're friends, but this is strictly business."
},
{
"text": "Their relationship is strictly platonic."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "if you are using words or rules in their exact or correct sense",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Strictly speaking, the book is not a novel, but a short story."
},
{
"text": "Using the word in that context is not, strictly speaking, correct."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈstrɪktli/",
"audio": "st/strictly/strictly__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈstrɪktli/",
"audio": "st/strictly/strictly__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}